Last updated: September 18, 2010

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Best tropical paradise escapes

Lonely Planet

ENDLESS summers, coconut trees and white beaches - these are the places where the postcard becomes real, and we guarantee you'll never want ...

World's most expensive cities

Statue of Liberty

FIND the answer to the age old question here: which city in the world is the most expensive to stay in?

Ugliest animals

Ugly animals

FIND out where in the world you can see these strange-looking animals.

World's most stunning structures

Egypt

FEATURED in everything from films to postcards, for centuries tourists have travelled from all over the world to glimpse these iconic man-ma...

Best Lonely Planet travel photographs

Lonely planet

STUNNING images came from all over the world, but there could only be one winner in Lonely Planet's annual online photo competition...

Burning Man festival

Burning Man festival heats up

FIND out why the Burning Man festival in the US is so popular.

World's best bars

martini

FROM the fancy to the fabulous, here are the most fascinating hotel bars in the world, complete with a diamond topped Martini - seriously.

Notting Hill Carnival 2010

Notting Hill Carnival 2010

LONDON swings to a samba beat as the movers and shakers take to the streets for the colourful carnival.

'Spiderman' scales Sydney tower

'Spiderman' scales Sydney tower

FRENCH extreme climber Alain "Spiderman" Robert arrested in Sydney for climbing the RBS Tower.

Spectacular light art

Tigtab

AUSSIE artist gives derelict locations a face-lift with her stunning and unique light painting creations.

World's best treks

K2

BE prepared to be wowed - and work up a massive sweat - with some of the world's most amazing treks.

Hospital food

Hospital food

A BIZARRE hospital-themed restaurant in Latvia is serving food resembling body parts with surgical utensils.

Sick stunts and sloppy stacks on the slopes

Tricks and Stacks

AUSSIE snowboarders and skiers perform some of the coolest moves of the 2010 snow season as the snow keeps on falling.

Pimped-out planes

SOuthwest Air

FROM supermodels in bikinis to Alaskan salmon - there's nothing plain about these colourful planes as we reveal some of the worst airline pa...

V8 hotel

V8 Hotel

QUIRKY hotel offers travellers the chance to sleep in a Cadillac, Volkswagon and other class cars.

Weirdest tourist tees

Tourist t shirt

NOTHING says "I've been on holiday" better than tacky souvenir t-shirts like these...

News

Afghanistan honour roll

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IMAGES of the Australian soldiers to have been killed in combat against Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan.

Entertainment

365 Days by Andrew G

365 Days by Andrew G

From Sydney to Los Angeles, ex-idol host Andrew G photographed himself everyday for the year

Technology

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9

TAKE a look through some of the features of Microsoft's new Internet Explorer 9.

Deal of the Week

Deal of the Week

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